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2.09.2011

Desk Makeover and a New Rug

This past summer I got this great executive desk from a company selling some furniture pieces. It was just an oak desk & I planned on painting it. It took me some time to actually tackle the job, but since my goal is to be finished with my craft room, I finally whipped out the old paint brush {not really, I bought new black paint & I used a roller} and it makes such a difference in my craft room!

I LOVE it!

This is what it looked like before:

I like the NEW desk much better, don't you?

and speaking of new . . .

. . .this gorgeous rug is new too. A few months back, I designed a logo for a church. I was so excited to have a little extra cash and decided that I would spoil myself with a rug for this room. I've been dreaming of a new rug for like FOREVER! Maybe 70 years or so... ;) {totally kidding... I'm not that old.} I was thrilled when I saw this baby at Costco. It's a 7.5ft. x 10ft. Indoor/Outdoor Rug at a GREAT price! Isn't it pretty?

Check out the before & after side by sides of this desk re-do:

I actually started painting the desk an off white color, changed my mind in the middle of it and chose to go with black instead, so I started over. Paint is so great like that! if you don't like it, you can simply paint over it.

I'm excited about my desk, excited about the fact that my craft room is almost complete & excited to share with you, the best blogging friends ever, my completed craft room. So stay tuned, the reveal is soon to come.

I am also excited to see your craft supply organization and your paint makeovers. So link them up, right here...

I love it! I was thinking about doing the off white antique look in my kitchen but wanted to try it on another project first to see if I liked it! I love how you just went with it! Looks great.~Jessica

That looks awesome. omg I can't wait to see your craft room... get ready Good Housekeeping! thanks so much for linking up to my Organizing Mission Monday link party. I am going to have to go looking for a craft room link to link up to yours.

The desk looks sooooo nice and the rug goes perfectly with the "new" desk! Two questions for you: did you sand the desk or do anything else to prep it prior to painting? And what type of paint did you use on that wood? I want to paint some old furniture and don't want to mess it up!Thanks for sharing!